Putin, Germany and Olaf Scholz

Scholz's potential Putin meeting stirs controversy in Germany
Roderich Kiesewetter, a politician from the opposition CDU and a defense expert, suggested that Chancellor Olaf Scholz might meet with Putin before the early elections in Germany, which are scheduled for February 23.
Germany's Social Democrats deny Scholz to meet Putin before election
Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has accused an opposition conservative politician of spreading false information about a supposed meeting planned between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin before February's elections.
German opposition suggests Scholz could meet Putin before end of February
"There are increasing indications that Chancellor Scholz will travel to Moscow and meet Putin before February 23," Roderich Kiesewetter, defense spokesperson for Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),
Scholz and Putin to meet? Concerns over Ukraine's fate
Roderich Kiesewetter, a politician from the opposition CDU and a defence expert, suggested that Chancellor Olaf Scholz might meet with Putin before the early elections in Germany, scheduled for February 23.
Germany: Scholz condemns CDU member post about Putin meetup
CDU member Roderich Kiesewetter had posted about an alleged meeting between Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz. The SPD said it was pursuing legal action, and Kiesewetter's post appears to have been deleted.
Scholz outraged by "indecent" opposition claims of his meeting with Putin
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democratic Party (SPD) colleagues have criticised as false the statements by Roderich Kiesewetter, a politician from the opposition CDU party, alleging Scholz's intent to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin before 23 February.
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